Given name
Nalo
“a lovable daughter”·“one who is lovable”
Nalo is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a lovable daughter” (African) and “one who is lovable” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a lovable daughter” (African) and “one who is lovable” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nalo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 82
- 70 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,335 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,335 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nalo’s family of names
Nalo has a related form in Nallo. Nalo has a related form in Nalloh. Nalo has a related form in Naloh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nalo
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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